The Northeastern Huskies will travel to Kaplan Arena to take on the William & Mary Tribe this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Northeastern Huskies snapped their 2-game losing streak and improved to 8-8 (2-2 CAA) on the season after defeating the Elon Phoenix, 81-70 in OT, this past Thursday. Northeastern allowed Elon to fight back and for OT after the Huskies held a 40-28 halftime lead, however, Northeastern had no trouble wrapping up the victory after starting overtime on an 8-0 run. Northeastern held Elon to just 28.0% shooting from beyond the arc and won the turnover battle by a 16-10 margin in the victory. Leading the way for the Huskies was Vasa Pusica who had 19 points, 7 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals.

Defensively, Northeastern is allowing their opponents to average 73.8 ppg on 47.0% shooting from the field. The Huskies have a rebound margin of 0.2 and a turnover margin of -1.3.

The William & Mary Tribe dropped to 7-10 (3-2 CAA) on the season after being defeated by the Hofstra Pride, 93-90 in OT, this past Thursday. William & Mary fought back from a 12-point deficit early in the 2nd half to force the overtimes, however, couldn’t fight back after a pair of Justin Wright-Foreman FT’s for the Pride gave Hofstra a 91-87 lead with :18 seconds left in regulation. William & Mary shot 45.3% from the field, however, lost the turnover battle by a 20-12 margin in the loss. Leading the way for the Tribe was Nathan Knight who had a double-double with 31 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, & 4 blocks.

Defensively, William & Mary is allowing their opponents to average 77.5 ppg on 45.8% shooting from the field. The Tribe have a rebound margin of -0.6 and a turnover margin of -2.2.

The Huskies are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record. The Tribe are 37-13-2 ATS in their last 52 games following a straight up loss, however, just 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall.

Northeastern is solid offensive team as they rank 49th in FG%, 40th in 3P-FG%, and 61st in FT%, however, the defense has been disappointing this season as they come into match-up ranked T-237th in scoring defense & 318th in defensive FG%. William & Mary offensive isn’t as explosive as we’ve seen in the past, however, it’s still respectable as it ranks 159th in scoring offense & 95th in FG%. The Tribe continue to struggle defensively as they rank just 300th in scoring defense, 308th in turnover margin, and 288th in defensive FG%.

Northeastern has struggled a bit as of late, however, this is a team that has much talent as any CAA team and will be one of the tougher teams in the CAA by seasons end. William & Mary is a tough place to play, however, as I don’t see how the Tribe will be able to slow down Pusica & Gresham Jr, I’m taking Northeastern to cover this small road spread.

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